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Queen + Adam Lambert And Elton John To Play Kiev

Queen, featuring Adam Lambert on lead, and Elton John are set to play the Elena Pinchuk ANTIAIDS Foundation show in Kiev the night before the Euro 2012 Final.

Tagged as: Adam Lambert, Elton John, Queen

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Xavier Rudd Leads This Week’s New Releases

by Andrew Tijs

Roots star Xavier Rudd kicks off a mixed bag of albums this week with Usher, Hot Chip, The Hives, Diesel and more.

Tagged as: Alan Jackson, Cate Le Bon, Diesel, Donovan Frankenreiter, Future Of The Left, Heart, Hot Chip, Jackson Firebird, Joey Ramone, Lil Band O Gold, Melvins, Patti Smith, Rock Of Ages, Rumer, The Hives, Usher, Xavier Rudd

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Obituary: Bob Welch Found Dead VVN Music

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Former Fleetwood Mac guitarist and solo hitmaker (Sentimental Lady, Ebony Eyes) Bob Welch is dead at the age of 66.

Tagged as: Bob Welch, Fleetwood Mac

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Bob Welch Of Fleetwood Mac Takes His Life

by Paul Cashmere

Bob Welch, the former guitarist for Fleetwood Mac, has been found dead in Nashville of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Tagged as: Bob Welch, Fleetwood Mac

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Erykah Badu Not Happy With The Flaming Lips

by Tim Cashmere

Recently The Flaming Lips leaked an “unapproved” video of their cover of Roberta Flack’s The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face and Erykah Badu is not impressed.

Tagged as: Erykah Badu, Flaming Lips, Nayrok Badu, Roberta Flack, Wayne Coyne

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Beach Boys Set For Biggest Debut Ever

by Paul Cashmere

Fifty years in and the Beach Boys may be heading for the biggest debut of their career.

Tagged as: Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, That's Why God Made The Radio

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REVIEW: Paul McCartney – RAM

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Let’s give Ram its due.

Tagged as: Linda McCartney, Paul McCartney, RAM

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Jessica Mauboy Stars In The Sapphires

by Paul Cashmere

‘The Sapphires’ looks like being Australia’s next big hit movie.

Tagged as: Chris O'Dowd, Jessica Mauboy, The Sapphires

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Melvins Return In ‘Lite’ Incarnation With Freak Puke

by Andrew Tijs

Washington sludge legends the Melvins go ‘Lite’ with Bungle/Fantomas bassist for new album Freak Puke.

Tagged as: Fantomas, Freak Puke, Lite, Melvins, Mr Bungle, psych, sludge, Trevor Dunn, Washington

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The Hologram Elvis Is Finally Happening

by Andrew Tijs

Apparently we’re going to see Hologram Elvis in the near future, as well as a celebrity duets album.

Tagged as: Elvis Presley, hologram

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Emma Louise Goes Gold, Adds New Melbourne Show

by Andrew Tijs

Indie chanteuse Emma Louise’s debut EP has sold Gold, and she adds another Melbourne show following a sell-out.

Tagged as: Big Scary, boy, Emma Louise, indie, Jodan Ireland, The Middle East, Tom Iansek

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Art Of Music Dinner Raises $270,000

by Paul Cashmere

The 2012 Art of Music dinner held in Sydney last Saturday raised $270,000 for the Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy.

Tagged as: Art Of Music, Iva Davies, Mental As Anything, Neil Finn, Nordoff Robbins

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Muse Release Trailer For New CD

by Paul Cashmere

Muse have released a trailer for their next album ‘The 2nd Law”.

Tagged as: Matt Bellamy, Muse, The 2nd Law

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Rihanna Pulls Out Of UK Visit

by Music-News.com

Rihanna has reportedly scrapped her plans to move to the UK for the summer due to ‘sickness.’

Tagged as: Rihanna, UK

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Axl Rose Robbed In Paris, Thief Caught

by Music-News.com

More than $200,000 in jewelry was stolen from Axl Rose on Tuesday night after a Paris show.

Tagged as: Axl Rose, Guns n Roses, Paris

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Roger Waters Plans The Wall DVD And New Album

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Roger Waters participated in an almost four-hour interview recently on Sirius/XM’s Deep Tracks channel and spoke about future release plans.

Tagged as: Pink Floyd, Roger Waters, The Wall

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Van She Announce National Tour

by Andrew Tijs

Sydney synth stylists Van She return with their second album and a national tour.

Tagged as: electro, pop, Rufus, Sydney, synth, The Idea Of Happiness, Van She

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Michael Jackson FIRST LISTEN Don’t Be Messin’ Around

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

A previously unreleased Michael Jackson song has been unearthed from the vaults for the Bad 25 release.

Tagged as: Bad, Don't Be Messin' Around, Michael Jackson

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Metal Supergroup Animetal Prepare Their US Debut

by Andrew Tijs

The anime-themed Animetal, featuring players from Blue Oyster Cult, Ozzy Osbourne, Slayer, Testament and more, debut in the US.

Tagged as: anime, Blue Oyster Cult, metal, Ozzy Osbourne, Slayer, Testament

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The Black Keys Sell Out Sydney And Add Another Date

by Andrew Tijs

The Black Keys’ first Sydney date has sold out, so they’ve added another.

Tagged as: The Black Keys

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Madonna MDNA For Sale For 42c

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Madonna may be selling out venues around the world, but her latest album, MDNA, is severely struggling.

Tagged as: Amazon, Madonna, MDNA

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REVIEW: Simple Plan, Wollongong, June 6, 2012

by Cameron Cashmere

With the release of their fourth studio album in June 2011, Canadian Pop-Rock band, Simple Plan has toured the world on their ‘Get Your Heart On Tour!’ Simple Plan came out to Australia last year in support of their album. Now they have come back to rock Aussie shores with a second tour covering more

Tagged as: review, Simple Plan, Wolllongong

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John Mellencamp To Receive Steinbeck Award

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

John Mellencamp has been selected to win the John Steinbeck Award which goes to an individual who has contributed to society in the spirit of author Steinbeck.

Tagged as: John Mellencamp, John Steinbeck

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